APA Handbook of Ethics in Psychology

Samuel J. Knapp, EdD, ABPP, has been the director of professional affairs for the Pennsylvania Psychological Association since 1987. His primary area of interest is in professional ethics. His other areas of interest include mental health and well-being, public policy advocacy, and religion and psychology.   In addition to writing several books, numerous book chapters, and more than 80 peer reviewed articles, Dr. Knapp has given more than 250 professional presentations, mostly on ethical issues. Through his work with the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Dr. Knapp has provided thousands of consultations on ethics to psychologists. In return, these consultees have enriched him by instructing him on the issues they face daily, and their issues provide much of the content for his publications and presentations. He feels much appreciation for the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association for allowing him to serve the psychological community in Pennsylvania in this manner.   Among his other ethics related activities, Dr. Knapp coordinates an annual "Ethics Educators" workshop in Pennsylvania; has served as a member of the Task Force responsible for rewriting the 2002 APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct; coauthored an ethics text book (Practical Ethics: A Positive Approach with Leon D. VandeCreek); served as a consultant for the APA Insurance Trust, where he worked on the well-received book Assessing and Managing Risk in Professional Practice; and received the 2009 award for ethics education from the APA Ethics Committee. He also teaches ethics in the doctoral program in clinical psychology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.   Dr. Knapp is part of a cadre of psychologists, most of whom participated in this volume, who work from the framework of positive (or active, or integrated) ethics, which attempts to shift the focus on ethics education away from an emphasis on laws and disciplinary actions to a broader approach that appreciates the importance of overarching ethical principles and striving for ethical ideals. A positive perspective permeates many of the chapters in this handbook.   Dr. Knapp is married to Dr. Jane Heesen Knapp, an accomplished psychologist in her own right. They have two children, Michelle Nakasone (married to Jon Nakasone) and Valerie Dietrich (engaged to Greg McClellan); one grandson, Cale Nakasone; and currently share their loving home with Lucy, a mixed breed terrier, and Violet, a Manx cat.  

Volume 1: Moral Foundations and Common ThemesEditorial Board

About the Editor-in-Chief

Contributors

Series Preface

Introduction

I. Moral Foundations

Ethical Foundations of Psychology
Richard F. Kitchener and Karen S. Kitchener
Ethics and Ethics Codes for Psychologists
Stephen H. Behnke and Stanley E. Jones
Social Justice and Civic Virtue
Melba Vasquez
Ethical Decision Making in Mental Health Contexts: Representative Models and an Organizational Framework
R. Rocco Cottone
Institutional Ethical Conflicts With Illustrations From Police and Military Psychology
Carrie H. Kennedy

II. Ethics in Professional Practice

Competence
Thomas F. Nagy
Emotional Competence and Well-Being
Leonard J. Tamura
Competence With Diverse Populations
Dianne S. Salter and Beatrice R. Salter
Boundaries, Multiple Roles, and the Professional Relationship
Rita Sommers-Flanagan
Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health
Alan C. Tjeltveit
Sexualized Relationships
Janet L. Sonne
Informed Consent to Psychotherapy (Empowered Collaboration)
Andrew M. Pomerantz
Confidentiality and Record Keeping
Mary Alice Fisher
Treating Clients Who Threaten Others or Themselves
Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel, James L. Werth Jr., and G. Andrew H. Benjamin
Ethical Issues With Patients at a High Risk for Treatment Failure
Samuel J. Knapp and John Gavazzi
Ethical Issues and the Beginning and End of Therapy
Jeffrey N. Younggren and Denise D. Davis
Ethics and Business Issues in Psychology Practice
Jeffrey E. Barnett and Lindsay Klimik
The Regulation of Professional Psychology
Stephen T. DeMers and Jack B. Schaffer
Risk Management for Psychologists
Samuel J. Knapp, Bruce E. Bennett, and Leon D. VandeCreek

Volume 2: Practice, Teaching, and ResearchEditorial Board

I. Ethical Issues With Subpopulations, Specialized Settings, and Emerging Areas

Treating Children and Adolescents
Gerald P. Koocher and Jessica Henderson Daniel
Ethical Considerations in the Psychological Evaluation and Treatment of Older Adults
Shane S. Bush
Ethical Issues in Multiperson Therapy
Linda K. Knauss and Jeffrey W. Knauss
Assessment and Testing
Donald N. Bersoff, David DeMatteo, and Elizabeth E. Foster
The Health Care Setting: Implications for Ethical Psychology Practice
Stephanie L. Hanson and Thomas R. Kerkhoff
Ethical Challenges in Forensic Psychology Practice
Michael C. Gottlieb and Alicia Coleman
School Psychology
Susan Jacob and Megan M. Kleinheksel
Ethics in Industrial–Organizational Psychology
Joel Lefkowitz
Life and Executive Coaching: Some Ethical Issues for Consideration
Sharon K. Anderson, Patrick Williams, and Allison L. Kramer
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Ethical Issues in the Provision of Telehealth
Anthony S. Ragusea
Positive Ethics Applied to Public Education Through Traditional Media and the Internet
David J. Palmiter Jr.

II. Ethical Issues of Academic and Training Psychologists

Creating Ethical Academic Cultures Within Psychology Programs
Peter A. Keller, J. Dennis Murray, and David S. Hargrove
Negotiating the Complex Ethical Terrain of Clinical Supervision
Rodney K. Goodyear and Emil Rodolfa
Teaching Ethics: Models, Methods, and Challenges
Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel

III. Ethical Issues in Scholarship and Research

Ethics Issues in Scholarship
Jeffrey E. Barnett and Linda F. Campbell
The Responsible Conduct of Psychological Research: An Overview of Ethical Principles, APA Ethics Code Standards, and Federal Regulations
Celia B. Fisher and Karyn Vacanti-Shova
Research With Vulnerable Populations
Joan E. Sieber
Ethical Issues in Internet Research
Michael Hoerger and Catherine Currell
Deception in Research
Allan J. Kimmel
Laboratory Animal Research Ethics: A Practical, Educational Approach
Jennifer L. Perry and Nancy K. Dess

Index